V & V Bens near Loch Lomond

[Petr Dakota]

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Woke up: 01:45 am
Start from home: 03:45 am
Start of walk: 05:20 am

Back home at 14:15

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Some stops for shots from the road:





Ben Lomond over Loch Lomond






Inveruglas car park in the early morning time









Looking back


Ben Vane ahead...but it will be my second target.



Beinn Narnain



The dam from the slope of Ben Vorlich



Steepy ascent to Ben Vorlich...looking back down





Inversion from the left


Sheep enjoying the morning's views


Zoomed











Ben Lomond in the background




the summit of Ben Vorlich


...and the real summit further ahead - fog bow like a bonus



The distance between both summits



Brocken spectre



The dam from the top



Descending...



Ben Lomond over Loch Lomond zoomed


...and from the bottom


Turning towards Ben Vane


Ben Vane














Looking down from the ascent of Ben Vane








the dam and Ben Vorlich from the slope of Ben Vane




Beinn Ime


Towards Loch Lomond




...a resident


Some scrambling

I was surprise how steepy and rocky was the smalest Munro



Great views from the top






...and scrambling too


how many times I thought that must be the final top, but then another one...and onother one behind the horizon


Ben Vane summit



2nd Cairn over the water







Summit self timer







Descending...



Back in the ( busy now ) car park

[jamesb63]

Another excellent trip report Petr ,I think some of the views from Ben Vorlich
are just beautiful ,and as for Vane it is among my favorites
it definetly is a relentlessly steep little mountain

[litljortindan]

Sheep and lamb picked a fine spot to do their munching.

[Petr Dakota]

trip 4

[Petr Dakota]

Another excellent trip report Petr ,I think some of the views from Ben Vorlich
are just beautiful ,and as for Vane it is among my favorites
it definetly is a relentlessly steep little mountain

Sheep and lamb picked a fine spot to do their munching.

Thank you both

[andreww18]

Great report, hoping to do both this weekend. Bit daunted, but your report is really helpful (and encouraging!)

[ancancha]

Nice one Petr
Wanted to do these two before I left, ces't la vie

[Petr Dakota]

Great report, hoping to do both this weekend. Bit daunted, but your report is really helpful (and encouraging!)

Thanks Really glad if it can help you, looking at your map you are keeping these two for the right time - clear day then you will enjoy some great views as a reward for your effort

Nice one Petr
Wanted to do these two before I left, ces't la vie

Thanks Craig, I believe you will climb them when you will come visit ( or move to ) Scotland again

[beany_bot]

Thinking of doing this soon but as it's only my 8th Munro I'm a bit nervous about Ben Vanes scrambling. Is it much worse than up the east side of the cobbler? I managed that. OR indeed the scramble up Stuc a Chroin. But I would say that was my limit. I was a bit nervous there. But I did it.

[Petr Dakota]

Thinking of doing this soon but as it's only my 8th Munro I'm a bit nervous about Ben Vanes scrambling. Is it much worse than up the east side of the cobbler? I managed that. OR indeed the scramble up Stuc a Chroin. But I would say that was my limit. I was a bit nervous there. But I did it.

I think you will be ok for it. It's not big deal just some short sections of simple scrambling, it was a long time ago I was there and I heard that the path was even improved since. I believe you are fit enough to do the two together as you are mentioning that you have 8 Munros done.
All the Best. Petr